Hinge

Abstract

Hinge (1) for a door which covers at least in part a compartment, of the type comprising a fixed support (2) coupled to the compartment frame, and a mobile support (3) coupled to the door, wherein such mobile and fixed supports are at least rotatably constrained one to the other. The hinge also comprises means to impose a predefined law of motion to the mobile support with respect to the fixed support during opening and / or closing of the door and controlled motor means (5) for aiding opening and / or closing of the door applying a push and / or a pull force onto said mobile support with respect to the fixed one.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of hinges, particularly to a hinge for a door which covers a compartment, for example the loading compartment of a household appliance, of the type comprising motor means for aiding opening and / or closing of the door, for example operated by an electric motor.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Hinges are known in the art, which comprise a motor drive, typically electric, acting to open / close the door.

[0003] For example, GB2350863 teaches to realize an oven provided with an electric-motor drive to open and close the cooking cavity. Such an oven provides the user with a manual control which, when operated, activates an electric motor for opening or closing the afore said doors. The electric motor, which acts directly as a door hinge, is sized to apply a force sufficient to fully open and close the doors, even when they are hinged along a horizontal axis.

[0004] In the known art such motor drives, for example constituted by electric ...

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